What color is #4B4F2B?

#4B4F2B is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Broccoli Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B4F2B?

The RGB value is 75, 79, 43: 75 red, 79 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B4F2B?

The complementary color is #2F2B4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B4F2B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.45:1 and white text 8.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B4F2B color

#4B4F2B rgb(75, 79, 43)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #4B4F2B is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 31% green and 16.9% blue (75, 79, 43).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 30% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 46% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Broccoli Green (#4B5338), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.56:1).

#4B4F2B color codes

HEX	`#4B4F2B`
RGB	`rgb(75, 79, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 31%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 30%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 46%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 46%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.4, -8.05, 20.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.4, 22.2, 111.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.134, 7.262, 3.364)`
Decimal	`4935467`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B4F2B, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #4B4F2B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B4F2B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #4B4F2B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b4f2b; }
.text { color: #4b4f2b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b4f2b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 79 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b4f2b, #394f2b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #4B4F2B?: #4B4F2B is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Broccoli Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B4F2B?: The RGB value is 75, 79, 43: 75 red, 79 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B4F2B?: The complementary color is #2F2B4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B4F2B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.45:1 and white text 8.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.